Bridle for brooms or brushes



G. ENTWISTLE.

BRI-DLE FORv BROOMS 0B BRUSHES.

APPLICATION HLED iuLY 8.4.9112.

1,372,014, Paend 22,1921.

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JL George, El.nLs/szifdEL'y UNITED STA TES APara NT NOFFICE.

GEORGE ENTWISTLE, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

BRIDLE FOR BROOMS 0R BRUSHES.

Application filed July 8,

new and useful Improvements in Bridles for Brooms or Brushes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a bridle for engagement over the `head or bristles of a brush or broom, and an object of the invention is to provide a device of this nature, which includes a broom or brush bristle engaging portion, anda clamp adapted for adjustable mounting upon the handle of a broom or brush, to permit adjustment'of the broom or brush head engaging portion as the bristles or splints thereof wear away and further to provide a bridle, as specified, which will increase the longevity of the broom or brush, will prevent the bristles fom wearing more upon one side or the head of the broom or brush than upon the other, prevent the straws or bristles from breaking short on a broom head, and to include in the bridle structure suitable bracing and connecting strips for bracing` the head or body of the broom or brush and prevent excessive swinging movement of the same during its use. i

Another object of the invention is to provide a bridle for brooms or brushes which is comparative simple in construction, duran ble, and one which may be manufactured for a relatively small cost.

Other objects of the invention will appear in the following detailed description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, and in which drawing:

Figure l is a side elevation of an ordinary house broom showing the bridle applied thereto.

F ig. 2 is a perspective view of the bridle.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken on the line 3-8 of Fig. 2.

Referring more particularly to drawing, A indicates the head or bristles of the broom, to which the usual type of handle B is connected. The head A of the broom, is connected to the handle B, as shown at C, forming the usual enlarged portion.

The bridle, which is generically indicated by the numeral l comprises broom head or body encircling bands 2 and 3 which are spaced one above the other and connected Specification of Letters Patent.

metrically opposed points.

Patented Mar. 22, 1921i. 1913. Serial N0. 243,890. i

by suitable connecting strips 4, 5, 6 and 7. The encircling bands 2 and 3 are continuous as clearly shown in F ig. 3 of the "drawings, and they and also the connecting strips l, 5, 6 and 7 areformed of `a metal having its longitudinaledge portions bent over upon themselves,

which engage as clearly shown at 5 in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings.

This strengthens strip of sheet the edges of the construction of the body encircling band and the connecting strips and presents relatively rounded edges upon the body encircling band, which will prevent splitting of the splints .of the broom during the mount-` ing of the bridle thereon. The connecting strips land 5 are positioned opposite each other and are connected to the sides of the bands 2 and 3 intermediate the end-portions of the bands. The strip 4 extends from the lower-most band 2 to the upper band 3 while the strip 5 extends above the upper band 3 and is curved, as shown at 8, to snugly fit against one side of the head A of the broom to `brace the broom or brush head and prevent excessive swinging movement thereof during the operation of the broom or brush. The upper ends of the bracing andconnecting strip 5 is attached to a clamping collar 9. This clamping collar is in the form of a split ring formed of suitable sheet metal and it has outwardly extending flanges 10 formed one upon each side of the split therein which anges lie parallel to each other and are connected by a suitable screw ll upon which a wing nut 12 is mounted so that by adjustment of the wing nut the flanges l() may be forced toward each other for securely clamping the collar 9 upon the handle B of the broom or brush. The clamping collar 9 engages the straight portion of the handle above the enlarged portion C, so as to permit adjustment of the bridle along the handle B, and with respect to the head A, to properly `position the bridle as the straws or bristles of the broom or brush wear away.

The bracing strips 6 and 7 are positioned one at each end portion of cach of the encircling bands 2 and 3 and they connect these bands and also extend upwardly and are attached to the clamping Vring 9 at dia- The bracing strips G and 7 are bent inwardly, and outwardly as shown at 13, to fit the upper portion of the broom head A or to conform thereto.

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As clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings, the upper continuous body encircling band 3 extends about the broom head A at the shoulder thereof, and it forms a protection for the splints or straws of the broom, eliminating the liability of the breaking of said splints or straws at the points where they start to curve inwardly for attaching to the handle B, by preventing the portion of the broom from being struck against articles or obstacles during the use of the broom. Y It is to be understood, that these braces 6 and 7, may be made to terminate at the upper edge of the upper encircling band 3, and if it is so desired, they may be used in connection with the Vbrace 5 and only' 'the lower band 2 in formingthe bridle, eliminating the upper band Band the brace 4, without departing from the spirit of this invention.

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit of this invention; but, I

I claim:

A relatively rigid bridle for holding broom heads from fiexing to the breaking point, comprising an upper band adapted to encircle the head of a broom near the handle thereof, a lower band adapted to encircle the lower portion of the broom head below the stitching thereof, edge strips secured across the bands and adapted to extend along the edge portions of the broom head to brace the same and to resist in an edgewise direction the bending of the broom head and to hold the bands in place, side strips connecting the bands and adapted to brace the bands and the sides of the broom head, said edge strips and one of said side strips extending` upwardly beyond the upper band, and a clamp carried on the extended ends of said side and edge strips and adapted to engage the handle for maintaining the bridle rigidly upon the broom head.

GEORGE ENTWISTLE. 

